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This section contains definitions of technical terms used on this website. It is three sections:A-E, F-N, P-Z.
Some terms used in demographic literature have specific local meanings and may be context-specific.
For a more extensive list of terms, see the glossary on the Statistics New Zealand website.
Two useful glossaries for use with international and technical literature are:
Macquarie University School of Human Geography Manitoba Centre for Health Policy Concept Dictionary